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Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The Cyclone at Mackay.

BREACH IN THE EAST POINT SPIT.

COLLAPSE OF SANDY CREEK BRIDGE.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MACKAY, February 7.
The men at the Pilot Station report that a breach has been made in the East Point Spit, 150ft. wide, by the recent cyclone. The current is running through, and it is thought that part of the stone retaining wall has been washed away.

A report has been received of the collapse of the Sandy Creek Bridge at 9.30 yesterday morning. The bridge was repaired last year, four new spans and new cylinders being put in. Three of the new spans have been swept away, and are now lying two chains below the bridge. When the bridge collapsed the water was 9in. over the handrail. The northern approach to the Sydney-street Bridge further collapsed during the night, when two cyclinders subsided, and all the others are more

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W.S. Wallis & Co Butchers Advertising:

Head straight to this Butchery and score every time.
The best Meats await you here.
TRY OUR TENDER STEAKS.
W. S. WALLIS & CO.
Wood Street, Mackay.
Phone 44. P.O. Box 140.

*****

APPETISING MEALS.
Just wrap your teeth around one of our
JUICY STEAKS
and you will enjoy real delight.
Whether is is Veal or Beef, Lamb or Mutton which you prefer, you will find the Very Choicest Meat here at Low Prices.
W.S. WALLIS & Co.
Wood Street, Mackay.
Phone 44. P.O. Box 140.

*****

Satisfy Your Hunger.
There is nothing half as good as a plate of our choice
Special Corned Beef.
It is a really sure hunger chaser.
Try a piece for Dinner tonight.
W.S. WALLIS & CO.
Wood Street, MACKAY.
Phone 44. P.O. Box 140.

*****

Satisfying Sausages
“How good they taste.” That will be your verdict
and the family’s also, when you serve our delicious
SAUSAGES
Order some to-day. Try also our PORK FILLETS
and SAVELOYS.
W.S. WALLIS & CO.
Wood Street, MACKAY.
Phone 44. P.O.

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Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The Sir William Glasgow memorial, at the corner of Ann and Roma Streets, taken in 9 March 1967.

Charles Bean described Sir William Glasgow as ‘the most forcible of the three strong brigadiers of the 4th Division. With keen blue eyes looking from under puckered humorous brows as shaggy as a deer-hound’s; with the bushman’s difficulty of verbal expression but sure sense of character and situations; with a fiery temper, but cool understanding and a firm control of men; with an entire absence of vanity, but translucent honesty and a standard of rectitude which gave confidence both to superiors and subordinates, he could – by a frown, a shrewd shake of the head, or a twinkle in [the eye]… awaken in others more energy than would have been evoked by any amount of exhortation.’

Sir William died in Brisbane in 1955 and was given a State funeral.

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HOLIDAY HAUNTS.

Islands Off the Coast.

Some years ago Mr. H. V. Gibbs enjoyed a trip arranged by the Tourist Bureau amongst the islands off the Queensland coast, and later paid a visit to parts of the Barrier Reef with a scientific party. His impressions formed the basis of an interesting discourse to workshops employees in the lunch-hour yesterday.

Opening his address with the remark that a holiday amongst the islands was of more than passing interest, Mr. Gibbs, in a breezy talk, gave a glowing picture of the attractions offering on the coast from Moreton Bay to Galdstone, to those who sought an unusual holiday. At one time there was a proposal to take Brisbane’s water supply from Stradbroke Lakes, he said, but owing to the difficulties of carrying the water under the sea it was abandoned. Captain Cook was reputed to have first landed in the

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LINDEMAN ISLAND.

Tourists Delighted.

Further praise of Lindeman Island was given by tourists who returned from Lindeman Island by the ketch Tonka on Friday evening. Among those who returned were Mrs. F. E. Shortt, Misses A. and K. Sheldon, Edith Webster, and S. Frederiksen, of Brisbane.

“It is one of the most glorious of places,” said Miss A. Sheldon. Miss Sheldon, who has been to Cairns previously, and also has travelled Europe, said she did not believe Lindeman could be surpassed for scenery. “We do not say it is better than on the other side,” she observed, “but it is quite equal in its own way.”

“Absolutely everything possible has been done to give us a good time. We have seen eveything there is to be seen,” chimed in the rest of the party – “all except a dugong! As for Lindeman, we like everything connected with it.

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The Evening News (Rockhampton)
12 January 1926

100,000 bales for january.

Messrs. Dalgely and Co., Ltd., Rockhampton, are in receipt or the following telegram from their Sydney Office, dated 11th January;— “One hundred thousand bales of wool are lo be submitted by Sydney brokers during January. We opened our sales to-day with a catalogue or 5500 bales drawn from various districts mostly good and average types, but 110 super lots. Some fine crossbreds were included, but mostly faulty. There was strong competition from Yorkshire and Japan and a good demand from Germany for skirting and pieces, France bought sparingly. As compared with December prices, top-makers wool firm and unchanged, super merinos par to 6 per cent lower. The highest price realised by us was 26½d for fleece wool from Cootamundra. Our next sale will be held on 19th, when 5800 bales will be offered.”

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Taken from: The Longreach Leader, 23 July 1926

Stock and Station.

Some men have only a hazy idea of what is meant by the term “tops.” Referring to this ignorance “Elder’s Weekly,” Perth, remarks that to get a better understanding it is best to start at the time wool is classed in the shed. The fleeces are put into the classes known as combing and clothing. The former is the longer wool that is suitable for putting through the combing machine. The wool is first of all put through the scour and thoroughly cleaned, after which it is put into the combing machine. This is a most intricate piece of machinery with many very fine teeth which pass through the wool, and take out all die foreign matter and cross fibres. The stuff that is combed out is called nolls. The rest of the wool is then

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The Queensland Agricultural College was founded in 1896 as a combined agricultural college and experimental farm. The College was administered by the Department of Agriculture.

It was formally opened by the Governor of Queensland, Lord Lamington, on 9 July 1897. The first intake of 23 students spent three days per week in class and three days working on the experimental farm.

In 1921 it was transferred to the Department of Public Instruction (from 1964 the Department of Education).

Between 1942 and 1944 the 85 hectares of the college was used by the 153rd Station Hospital and the 105th General Hospital of the United States Army, treating more than 19,000 wounded servicemen.

The US Army built many huts on the site which were subsequently used by the college until most were destroyed by fire in August 1963. New student residences, teaching and research facilities and even an airstrip

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The Daily Mail
2 July 1926

SOUTH JOHNSTONE SUGAR

INNISFAIL, Thursday. – The fourth annual field day was held to-day at South Johnstone sugar experiment station. Mr. H. T. Easterby, Director of Sugar Experiment Stations, delivered an address, chiefly dealing with the application of fertilisers to cane culture and illustrating his remarks by showing the results of various experiments carried out at the station. Mr. Edmond Jarvis, Government Entomologist, attached to the Meringa entomological station, also delivered an address.

Queensland State Archives Item ID 392327, Photographic material

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The Northern Herald,
7 July 1926

Innisfail Cane.

Mr. H. T. Easterby. Director of Sugar Experiment Stations, who is visiting the Innisfail district, said that this season’s cane crop, whilst good in that district, was somewhat backward as compared with last year’s. it was. therefore, not expected that the mills would cut such large tonnages as on the previous occasion. At the same time the cane was, generally speaking, very healthy, and the growth, whilst not rapid, was sufficient to produce a high’ percentage of c.c.s. ‘One noticeable feature, this year.’ said Mr. Easterby, ‘is the large amount of arrowed cane north of Townsville, which, no doubt, is due to this dry weather which has been experienced. The rains which have recently fallen in the Innisfail district should have a good effect on the young plant cane, and should help along that cane which has not yet flowered.”

Queensland

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